"That's right." Zhu Su suddenly remembered something and turned to Lao Zhu and Queen Ma: "There is still a risk in announcing the wool spinning technology."
"'Miaoyunzheng' can produce dozens of yarns at a time, and it can spin more than just wool. The announcement of this technology will not only affect wool spinning, but also the silk industry will experience some turmoil."
"Merchants have always valued profits and despised the law. If someone takes the risk and changes rice to mulberry in order to spin more silk, it will damage the foundation of our Ming Dynasty. We drive the merchants, but we must not let the merchants plot. The court needs It’s better to think of a perfect solution first.”
This is the reason why the imperial court did not announce the wool spinning technology before and monopolized it first. Once the loom technology for wool spinning is announced, the silk industry will inevitably be affected. Those merchants in Jiangnan are so bold. In the past, when Zhang Shicheng's remnants were rampant, they dared to hoard tens of thousands of grains in every household, causing Su Song to be short of grain and to stock up...
If looms become popular but raw silk raw materials are not in supply, there is no guarantee that someone will not take the risk and convert the farmland to mulberry cultivation without telling the court.
The germination of capitalism can make a country develop by leaps and bounds, but the nature of capitalism is destined to erode the interests of other classes once it becomes rampant. The core class of a big country that can truly withstand storms must be the workers and peasants. Only in this way can it ensure that it will not be suppressed by other countries and always move forward steadily. Therefore, Zhu Su had no intention of stimulating the growth of the merchant bourgeoisie.
For businessmen, while helping them develop, we must always put shackles on them to ensure that they will not cannibalize the interests of the people at the bottom.
Moreover, food has always been the core issue of the Ming Dynasty.
"We know." Seeing Zhu Su's seriousness, Lao Zhu nodded solemnly. "It's hard for you to think so properly. We will send this matter to the cabinet and let them come up with a usable statement."
"It's not impossible to weave more silk, but we must not occupy farmland to grow mulberry. We have asked the tax department to impose heavy taxes on silk, and I think it will have some effect."
Zhu Su nodded. Silk was the main cargo of maritime trade. Even with heavy taxes, it was still profitable. However, imposing heavy taxes was enough to restrict the development of the silk industry. After all, the main market for silk is overseas. Even if production capacity increases, the shipping capacity of maritime trade cannot keep up, and silk cannot be sold.
"Now that the three children have expressed their opinions, Tiande, we also have a few words to entrust you." Lao Zhu said. Xu Da sat upright and pretended to be listening. Just listen to Lao Zhu say: "Tiande, you are about to rule a country. We have been the emperor for more than ten years now, but we also have some experience to teach you."
"The situation on the grassland is complicated. After all, the Mongols are the majority. You, a Han, have rashly taken over. If you want to gain a firm foothold, you must use the method of balance."
"The way to balance?" Xu Da's eyes moved slightly. Zhu Su was also a little surprised. The way to balance? Isn't this the art of the emperor? Lao Zhu wants to teach Xu Da the emperor's mental skills, but can't he succeed?
It's not bad, Xu Da will also be on the side of the country from now on, and he really needs to understand some emperor's skills.
"We ourselves disdain to use this method. What Ming Dynasty wants now is the unity of all people. To use Lao Wu's words, it means that the energy must be directed in one place."
"But what you want to educate is a foreign country, and the situation is different from that of the Ming Dynasty."
"The Mongolian people are powerful. You are new to Helin. Needless to say, you need to control the military power at all times. This is a skill you are used to." Old Zhu said. "I still need to support other forces to compete with the Mongols."
"The Han merchants mentioned by Lao Wu are one thing, but in addition to Han merchants, you can't use all the Mongols."
"Goryeo people, Japanese people, Semu people...you can make use of all kinds of people. If you only rely on the Mongolian people, there is no guarantee that the Mongolian people will one day be powerful enough to regain our Chinese property. Only if all tribes use them, you can As the leader of the country, Duke Wei can sit back and relax if he is in harmony."
"Brother, your words are really good. I will keep them in mind." Xu Da respectfully stood up and bowed to Lao Zhu. Lao Zhu hurriedly asked him to sit down. Xu Da thought for a while after sitting down, and then asked for a moment: "But on the grassland, there are naturally many Mongols."
"It's okay to say that the Semu people... Where can I go to find Koreans and Japanese people and entrust them to important positions?"
"What's so difficult about this?" Lao Zhu smiled enigmatically. "If you can't find it, why don't you 'replace' it?"
"Change?" Xu Da was startled.
"The Koreans and the Japanese have learned Chinese culture and are good at farming. The Mongolians are mostly strong and good at fighting. They can also be used for herding, mining, and road construction." Lao Zhu said. "Nowadays, there are many famous people in the Japanese country who hunt down Dingkou of their own country and sell them to merchants."
"Tiande, you are also going to capture the Mongolian thieves, who you think are servants. Why don't you send some Mongolians to the Japanese country in Yingzhou and exchange them with these Japanese servants? When the Mongolian people go to the Japanese land, they can help the Ming Dynasty conquer the mines, and the Japanese people arrive In the grassland, I have no one to rely on. I can only rely on you, Duke Wei."
"If the Japanese, Koreans, Hans, and Mongolians can live together on the grassland, and even the Mongolians from different tribes and ethnic groups can be separated and promoted. Let them fight on their own, and you, Wei Gong, will naturally sit down. It’s safe.”
Zhu Su understood, but even he had never thought of this. Exchange Mongols for people of other races into the grasslands, diluting the number of Mongolians on the grasslands. If any Meng people resist, people of other races will naturally side with the Xu family. Even the Xu family does not need to take action personally. They only need to mediate the relationship between the various clans and suppress whichever clan is more powerful, so that long-term peace and stability can be achieved on the grassland.
It turns out that the Mongolian family is now the dominant family on the grassland, so all we need to do is introduce other races.
This is the essence of Chinese imperial art. Although it only contains the word "balance", it is profound and profound when you think about it carefully.
"Although we say that we want to support all races, we need to remember that we need to be open-minded." Seeing that everyone else present looked as if they had gained something, Lao Zhu continued to add: "Since I, China, have sent you to the grasslands to pioneer and enterprising, You must have the magnanimity of Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty who said, "Since ancient times, all people have valued China and despised barbarians, but I have always loved them."
"It should be noted that the reason why we are entrusting you to the outside of the territory is to ask you to promote China and to bring all the tribes into our territory. It is not to ask you to manipulate power and instigate chaos among the tribes in order to secure your position as Duke of Wei."
"Although we need to balance the various races, we must not be discriminatory. We need to establish education and clarify etiquette and justice. We should carry forward our Chinese learning to all races in the world, and teach all races to identify with our China and regard themselves as ours from the bottom of their hearts. Belongs to China."
"Don't worry, Xu Da is getting older now and can no longer fight for the Ming Dynasty. But we still hope that you, Xu Tiande, can train generals like Tang brothers Shu Han and Qi Bi Heli for our Ming Dynasty!"
Ge Shuhan was a Turk, but he was loyal to the Tang Dynasty and made great military exploits for the Tang Dynasty. There is still a song that goes down to this day: "The Big Dipper is high, Geshu carries a knife at night. I still see the herds of horses and dare not cross Linyao", which shows his contribution to China. Qibi Heli was a Tiele Khan, but he was inspired by Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty and fought for the Ming Dynasty for more than 40 years. He vowed not to rebel against the Tang Dynasty throughout his life. Lao Zhu's words were based on his hope that Xu Dan could turn Mongolia into the ancestral homeland of China, and then all Mongolian talents would become members of China.
If he succeeds in this feat, his merit will be so high that it will be far greater than Xu Da’s current military exploits!
"Your Majesty, Xu Da, will definitely live up to your Majesty's expectations!" Xu Da responded enthusiastically.
(End of chapter)
